How Do You Make A Record Player?
Record players date back to 1887 when Thomas Edison invented the phonograph to play spoken words, not music. Since then, record players have evolved from a 1940s mainstay to a household vintage item. Many aspiring inventors have attempted to create a record player themselves with different results, and you can now be one of them. Go to a vintage record store and study how a record player is set up. Take a photograph to get an idea of what the end result should be. Another possibility is to go to a high end audio store to see how a turntable spins records at a faster pace. Create the record player by using an old turntable as the base. In order to make the turntable work, replace the motor and the record needle. Get a small working electric DC motor from a hardware store. Also buy a lithium-ion battery from an electronics store for when the motor battery needs to be replaced. Remove the screws from each corner of the turntable platter with a Craftsman screwdriver. Pull the spindle, or t
